Cricket / Ganguly and Jay Shah will continue in BCCI post, Supreme Court's big decision

Cricket : The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed amendments to the Constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), paving the way for its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in office without going on a mandatory cooling-off period. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said that an office-bearer can have a continuous tenure of 12 years, which includes six years in the state association and six years in the BCCI but will have to go on a three-year break thereafter.

The bench said that an office-bearer can serve in a particular post for two consecutive terms at both the BCCI and state association levels, after which he will have to take a break of three years. The bench said, "The purpose of the break period is not to allow unwanted monopolies to build up." was. It demanded that the mandatory break period between the tenure of office bearers in all state cricket associations and BCCI be abolished.

The BCCI, in its proposed amendment, had sought to do away with the break period for its office-bearers so that Ganguly and Shah continue as president and secretary, despite completing six years in the respective state cricket associations. Earlier, a committee headed by Justice RM Lodha had recommended reforms in the BCCI, which was accepted by the apex court. As per the Constitution of BCCI approved by the Supreme Court, it was mandatory for any person to go on a three-year break after two consecutive terms of three years each in the State Cricket Association or BCCI. While Ganguly was an office-bearer in the Cricket Association of Bengal, Shah was associated with the Gujarat Cricket Association.

The BCCI, in its proposed amendment, had sought to end the cooling-off period for its office-bearers, allowing Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to continue as president and secretary, despite completing six years in the respective state cricket associations. . The apex court in its judgment on Wednesday (September 14) said that it will allow an office-bearer in the BCCI to hold office for two consecutive terms, even if they hold office in the state association for one term. The Supreme Court said that the term of office bearers can be of 12 consecutive years. This includes six years in the state association and six years in the BCCI.